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American avocet
Breeding plumage
Calls recorded in Palo Alto, California
Conservation status
American avocet
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Recurvirostridae
Genus: Recurvirostra
Species:
R. americana
Binomial name
Recurvirostra americana
Gmelin, JF, 1789
  Breeding
  Migration
  Year-round
  Nonbreeding
American avocet adult with chicks, Great Sand Dunes National Park

The American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae, found in North America. It spends much of its time foraging in shallow water or on mud flats, often sweeping its bill from side to side in water as it seeks crustacean and insect prey.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Recurvirostra americana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22693717A93418724. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22693717A93418724.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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